Nelson’s Three Lifts TCU over Kansas State, 75-72

Saturday, February 17

Manhattan, Kan.

11 a.m.

TCU

18-7,7-5Big 12

Kansas State

15-10,5-7Big 12

TCU

Kansas St.

Nelson’s Three Lifts TCU over Kansas State, 75-72

2/17/2024 4:05:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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Peavy scores career-high 26 points as TCU wins it sixth road game

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Jameer Nelson Jr. made a step-back 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds remaining to break a tie and give TCU a 75-72 win at Kansas State Saturday afternoon in Bramlage Coliseum.

Nelson's 3-pointer came after the Horned Frogs (18-7, 7-5) held their largest margin of the game, 61-51, with 7:14 to play. The 10-point margin came at the heels of a 20-2 scoring run when Micah Peavy had all three of his blocked shots and scored eight of his career-high 26 points.

TCU led 70-65 with 41 seconds to play after a free throw by Peavy. The Wildcats (15-10, 5-7) ultimately tied the game without making another field goal. KSU went 7-for-7 in the final 41 seconds, including three makes by Arthur Kaluma, who was fouled on a 3-point attempt.

With TCU leading 74-70 and 26 seconds to play, KSU's Tylor Perry, who was 12-of-12 from the line, made both attempts. With a two-point game and 15.6 remaining, Peavy threw the ball away on the ensuing inbounds play.

Nelson was whistled for a foul on the KSU inbounds play, sending Cam Carter to the line to make two free throws and tie the game, 72-72, with 15.6 seconds to play. Nelson's game-winner came with a heavily guarded effort by Carter.

After shooting 29.6 percent in the first half, TCU shot 55.2 percent in the second half, including a 5-of-8 effort from three.

It was TCU's sixth win of the season when trailing by 10 or more points. The Horned Frogs trailed by 10 with 12:05 to play in the first half and trailed by four, 28-24, at halftime.

With the win, TCU head coach Jamie Dixon passed Billy Tubbs for second on the school's all-time wins list with 157.

The Horned Frogs will return to action on Tuesday when they play at Texas Tech at 8 p.m. on either ESPN2.

Team Notes

TCU improved to 13-21 all-time against Kansas State
TCU improved to 6-9 all-time in Manhattan and has won four of the last five meetings at Bramlage Coliseum.
Dixon improved to 157-104 as the head coach at TCU. He passed Billy Tubbs on TCU's all-time wins list and now sits in second place. Buster Brannon is first with 204 wins.
TCU improved to 5-3 on the road this season and 3-3 in the Big 12.
TCU trailed by as many as 10 points in the first half. The Horned Frogs improved to 6-4 this season when trailing by 10 or more points.
TCU outrebounded KSU, 31-27. The Horned Frogs improved to 12-4 this season and 127-40 under Dixon when outrebounding their opponent.
TCU's 14 offensive rebounds was its most in seven games.
KSU was held to 1-of-15 from 3-point range, a season-low for makes from a TCU opponent. KSU was 0-of-7 in the second half.
TCU's 51 points in the second half was its most points in a half since 64 in the second half against Old Dominion on Dec. 21.

Individual Notes

Micah Peavy scored a career-high 26 points. His previous high was 21 in the season-opener against Southern. It was his second-career 20-point game.
Peavy was 8-of-10 from the free throw line, a career-high for makes and attempts.
Peavy tied a career-high with three blocked shots. It was the most since he recorded three against Utah State in the NCAA Tournament as a freshman at Texas Tech.
Emanuel Miller scored all 10 of his points in the second half. It was his 13th-straight game in double figures and his 23rd of the season.
Miller remains in 23^rd place all-time at TCU in scoring with 1,148 points.
Jameer Nelson Jr. led TCU with seven assists. It was his second-most of the season. He's led the Frogs in assists in seven games this season.
Nelson hit the game-winning 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds remaining on the clock. It was his second game-winning shot of the season after making a basket to sink Baylor in the third overtime on Jan. 27.
Trevian Tennyson was 1-for-4 from 3-point range. It was his 10^th-straight game with at least one three made.
Ernest Udeh Jr. won the opening tip for the 21st time in 25 games this season. Udeh exited the game, at 9:37 in the first half, with a lower left leg injury and did not return.
Essam Mostafa tied a season-high with four made free throws on six attempts. He had four points.